Satisfaction with travel and subjective well-being: development and test of a measurement tool

D.F. Ettema; T. Gärling; L. Eriksson; M. Friman; L.E. Olsson; S. Fujii

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2010.11.002

Satisfaction with travel and subjective well-being: development and test of a measurement tool

D.F. Ettema, T. Gärling, L. Eriksson, M. Friman, L.E. Olsson, S. Fujii

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Subjective well-being (SWB) that includes individuals’ cognitive and affective evaluations of life in general is proposed to be a more appropriate measure capturing the benefits individuals derive from travel improvements. We develop and testa measure of travel-related SWB, the nine item self-report satisfaction with travel scale (STS). In a survey of 155 undergraduates, STS, mood ratings, and ratings of SWB were collected for three hypothetical weekdays differing in travel mode, travel time, access to bus stops, and daily activity agenda. The results showed that STS is reliable and differentiates between changes in travel conditions. STS, mood, and to some extent SWB were shown to be affected by travel mode (bus vs. car), travel time, access to bus stops, and the number of activities in the daily agenda

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-175
Number of pages	9
Journal	Transportation Research. Part F
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2010.11.002
Publication status	Published - 2011

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